daily life as life goes on . . .

It’s hard to believe. 

She was once a baby, then a child, a teen, a mother and a wife.  And today she turns 21! 

Today we celebrate with you — Allison — my beloved daughter!!

A week or so ago we took down the doors to our kitchen cabinets in the basement.  In the midst of our renovations, this was a chance we took.  The kitchen would be a light beige and the cabinets doors a dark shade. 

Would this look good?  We had a sense it would.  The same colors were used in our upstairs.  We used them for feature walls.

Well, the cabinets look great.  The old handles were put back.  They were white.  Previously they didn’t match.  Now they actually complement the feel of the area. 

One set of doors were just slightly off kilter when we took them down.  We tried our best to readjust them.  After an hour or so, we got them working.  But there is still a slight slant we can’t quite adjust!

Which means, we will be open for guests in a few weeks (the floor is yet to be finished and the bedrooms painted).  If you are around, drop in and see what has been done.

OK, so he’s not that old — younger than me?  Following the resignation of the Dean, Dave Buschart and I served as co-deans at Canadian Theological Seminary for one year.  Our motto — "We will not just survive, we will thrive."  Well, we actually did survive!

Dave is now teaching at Denver Seminary.  He has written a book on the various streams of North American Protestantism — 8 altogether!  His thesis is that these varying streams can be hospitable to each other.  Sounds like a good read — I’ll have to pick up a copy.

Wrote him a quick email.  It will be interesting to see what he has been up to over the past 15  years or so!

I was a cook’s help today!

Jill and I signed up to help at our church sponsored camp.  Luseland is one of those camps!  In the middle of a farmer’s field.  No lake — no water skiing — just fun!  Kids seem to love the setting — smaller with individual attention.

And the food is great.  Today was the final supper together for this group.  Roast beef, potatoes, gravy, vegetables, salad and ice cream sundaes.  Enough to make me want to head back to camp.